obstetrician
noun
ob·ste·tri·cian
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Definition of obstetrician
: a physician specializing in obstetrics
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Others will take on the personas of San Diego movement leaders, including Dr. Charlotte Baker, an obstetrician who organized precinct walks, church meetings and sidewalk talks to push for the right to vote. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Annual parade to mark 100th anniversary of suffrage milestones," 21 Aug. 2019 There are also fewer paediatricians and obstetricians than the national average. — The Economist, "Rural areas bear the burden of Japan’s ageing, shrinking population," 29 June 2019 Right now half—half—of all counties in the U.S. do not have a single obstetrician. — Barbara Brody, Glamour, "The Ob-Gyn Shortage Is Real—And It Might Impact Your Care," 14 Nov. 2018 My father, John, was an obstetrician-gynecologist at the hospital in Hillingdon, England. — Marc Myers, WSJ, "For Jane Seymour, James Bond Was a Second Choice," 2 July 2019 When Modesitt was 16 weeks pregnant, her obstetrician referred her to Indianapolis for monitoring after tests revealed some irregularities. — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "The machine that saved Millie — and 999 other Riley kids before her," 6 June 2019 Some of the more than 30 experts at that center are ob/gyns like Dr. Lynn, but there are also obstetricians, urogynecologists, gynecological oncologists, and reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialists. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "How Does Cannabis Actually Affect Sex?," 25 Mar. 2019 Beaudette, an Irvine resident and a veteran of the outdoors, was camping to allow his wife, an Orange County obstetrician, some quiet time to study for an examination. — Richard Winton, latimes.com, "Father killed at Malibu campground was shot in head, coroner says," 27 June 2018 My husband called the hospital and our obstetrician was paged. — Redbook, "The Shadow Side of Motherhood," 30 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obstetrician.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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obstetrician
noun
English Language Learners Definition of obstetrician
medical
: a doctor who specializes in obstetrics
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obstetrician
noun
ob·ste·tri·cian
| \ ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən
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Medical Definition of obstetrician
: a physician specializing in obstetrics
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